Scientific Program Organized by International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery. (ISPN) Cuban Society for Neurology and Neurosurgery.

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1 Scientific Program Organized by International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery. (ISPN) Cuban Society for Neurology and Neurosurgery. (SCNN)

2 INVITATION Dear colleagues and friends: It gives me great pleasure in inviting you to the "2do Cuban Course on Pediatric Neurosurgery of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery" to be held in Havana from 12 th - 14 th February We are indeed honored that the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN) is going to start the second Course in Havana. ISPN has gathered together a very strong team of international faculties responsible for a three day course that covers a wide range of entities commonly encountered in the field of pediatric neurosurgery. This event will propitiate the participants, an ideal scenario for the fraternal exchange of experiences and knowledge on the most novel technical and treatment plans on our specialty, as well as to narrow the knots of friendship among the Pediatric Neurosurgeons of the world. We are all aware that a child's brain is not a small version of the adult brain but rather it has its own characteristics. In turn, it requires special technique and understanding in getting the best result in the course of treatment. That explains why pediatric neurosurgery has been the first and best-developed subspecialty in all fields of neurosurgery. Our beautiful Havana opens up its doors, with our people hospitality, architecture, wonderful beaches and history waiting for you. "PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY 2009" I sincerely hope that you will take hold of this opportunity and come to Havana for a fruitful learning experience! Yours faithfully, Tania Leyva Mastrapa.MD. Organizing Committee Chairwoman leyvamas@infomed.sld.cu

3 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE. President of Honor: Dr. Francisco Goyenechea Gutiérrez. (Cuba) Scientific Chairman Tadanori Tomita, M.D (Chicago, USA) Local Organizing Committee Chairperson: Tania Leyva Mastrapa, M.D. (Cuba) Secretary: Luis Alonso Fernández, M.D. (Cuba) International Faculty Prof. Rick Abbott. (New York, USA) Prof. Adrian Caceres. (San José, Costa Rica) Prof. Michael H. Handler. (Denver, USA ) Prof. William Harkness. (Londres, Inglaterra) Prof. John Ragheb. (Miami, USA) Prof. Paul Steinbok. (Vancouver, Canada) Prof. Enrique Ventureyra. (Ottawa, Canada)

4 INTERNATIONAL FACULTY Tadanori Tomita, M.D (Chicago, USA) Professor and Chairman, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children s Memorial hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Chairman, ISPN Education Committee. Rick Abbott, MD (New York,USA) Professor, Department of Neurosurgery Children's Hospital at Montefiore Montefiore Medical Center,Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA. Adrian Caceres M.D. (San Jose, Costa Rica) Pediatric Neurosurgery National Children s Hospital San Jose, Costa Rica. Michael H. Handler M.D. (Colorado, USA) McMurry Seebaum Chair and Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine The Children's Hospital, Denver, Colorado, USA William Harkness FRCS (London, England) Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon Clinical Lead for Neurosciences Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust London, England John Ragheb, MD. (Florida, USA) Associate Professor of Neurosurgery.Chief Of Pediatric Neurosurgery, University of Miami Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery Miami Children's Hospital Miami, Florida, USA Paul Steinbok, M.D. Vancouver, B.C., Canada Professor and Chairman, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, British Columbia Children s Hospital University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada Enrique Ventureyra, M.D. (Ottawa, Canada) Professor and Chief, Division of Neurosurgery, Children s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Former ISPN President.

5 SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM Day 1 Thursday, February 12 th Registration Opening Ceremony. Tania Leyva Mastrapa.MD, Tadanori Tomita.MD SESSION I: BRAIN TUMORS I Cerebellum/IV ventricle and Brainstem Tumours. Moderator: Tania Leyva Mastrapa General treatment concept (Steinbok) How I do it: Medulloblastoma. (Harkness) How I do it: Ependymoma. (Rhageb) Discussion General treatment concept / Pons (Caceres) How I do it: Medulla Oblongata. (Abbott) How I do it: Midbrain. (Tomita) Discussion Coffee break SESSION II: BRAIN TUMORS II Sellar Tumors, Germinoma and Craniopharyngioma Sellar Tumors. General treatment concept. (Abbott) Surgical approach to the IIIrd ventricle (Tomita) Como lo hago yo? Chiasmal/Hypothalamic tumor. (Handler) Craniopharyngiomas. Surgical approaches / resection. (Harkness) Craniopharyngiomas. Conservative approach. (Steinbok) How I do it: Craniopharyngioma. (Rhageb) Discussion LUNCH SESSION III: BRAIN TUMORS III. Pineal Tumors, Infantile Brain / Hemispheric Tumors, Neonatal Tumors. (Less than 1 year old) Pineal Tumors. General treatment concept and Surgical Approaches. (Ventureyra) How I do it: Occipital approach. (Tomita) How I do it: Infratentorial Supracerebellar. (Handler) Discussion Neonatal Tumors. (Less than 1 year old) (Rhageb) Cerebral Hemispheric /Lateral ventricle Tumors. (Abbott) Ventricular anatomy (Caceres) How I do it: Choroid Plexus Papilloma. (Harkness) Discussion Local Faculty Presentations (Brain Tumors) Coffee break.

6 SESSION IV CRANIOFACIAL. Craniosynostosis General treatment concept. (Tomita) How I do it: Sagittal (Steinbok) How I do it: Sagittal (Caceres) How I do it: Coronal / Metopic (Ventureyra) Discussion Adjourn. Day 2 - Friday February 13 th SESSION V: SPINE I Spinal Dysraphysm Moderator: Dr. Francisco Goyenechea Gutiérrez Myelomeningocele: Screening/Prevention/Long term care. (Tomita) How I do it: Myelomeningocele. (Handler) How I do it: Lipoma (Steinbok) How I do it: Tethered cord recurrence (Caceres) How I do it: Diasthematomyelia (Rhageb) How I do it: Anterior sacral meningocele (Ventureyra) How I do it: Fatty filum (Abbott) Discussion Coffee break SESSION VI: SPINE II. Spinal Cord Tumors General treatment concept. (Caceres) How I do it: Intramedullary. (Abbott) How I do it: Myxopapillary ependymoma. (Rhageb) How I do it: Benign spine tumor. (Handler) Discussion LUNCH SESSION VII: HYDROCEPHALUS / CYST Shunt device selection. (Caceres) Shunt complication and infection. (Steinbok) Management of arachnoid cyst. (Rhageb) How I do it: Neuroendoscopy for Hydrocephalus. (Abbott) How I do it: Temporal arachnoid cyst (Harkness) How I do it: Posterior fossa cyst (Ventureyra) How I do it: Management of IVH hydrocephalus (Handler) Discussion Coffee break SESSION VIII: CHIARI MALFORMATION / SKULL BASE Chiari I Malformation (Caceres) How I do it: Chiari Decompression (Handler)

7 How I do it: Skull base dermoid (Tomita) Discussion Local Faculty Presentations (Spine/Hydrocephlaus) Adjourn Day 3 - Saturday February 14 th SESSION IX: FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY Epilepsy surgery. Moderador: Dr. Luis Alonso Fernández General treatment concept (Harkness) How I do it: Callosotomy. Ventureyra) How I do it: Lesionectomy (Handler) How I do it: Lobectomy (Harkness) How I do it: Hemispherectomy (Rhageb) Case Presentation Discussion Coffee break SESSION X: SPASTICITY General treatment concept. (Steinbok) How I do it: dorsal rhizotomy. (Abbott) Discussion SESSION XI: VASCULAR NEUROSURGERY General concept. Pediatric vascular malfromations. (Tomita) Management of pediatric AVM. (Ventureyra) Moyamoya (Steinbok) Discussion CLOSING CEREMONY City Tour for the Old Havana with Lunch in a typical Cuban Restaurant.